Toy train locomotive
Ertl
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1989
Materials
Metal and plastic
Measurements
36 mm (height); 25 mm (width); 180 mm (length)
Place of origin
Iowa
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671191.4
Summary
A die-cast metal model of 'Gordon the Big Express Engine' from 'Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends'. Gordon is painted blue with black and red detailing, and the number '4' painted on each side in yellow and outlined in red. It has nine pairs of moveable blue wheels and a sticker face. Some scratches to the paintwork, almost all the paint has been lost from the engine cab roof, and the sticker face is starting to come away.
Provenance
Collected by donor’s children and given to the National Trust Museum of Childhood by Mrs Sue Fraser in August 2012.
Marks and inscriptions
Underneath the engine: '2469G' Underneath the engine: 'ERTL Registered / DYERSVILLE IOWA USA / MADE IN CHINA' Underneath the engine: 'THOMAS THE TANK / ENGINE & FRIENDS / COPYRIGHT BRITT ALLCROFT / (THOMAS) LIMITED 1989'
Makers and roles
Ertl , producer